AAP councilors protest against cancellation of mayoral polls
The party may move the court after taking legal opinion on the matter, said AAP leader Durgesh Pathak.
BJP MLA from Bairia district Surendra Singh once again courted a major controversy after he said on Saturday rape was a “natural pollution”, and that even Lord Ram would not have been able to end incidents of rape.
“I can say this with full confidence that even Lord Ram will not be able to prevent such instances. This is natural pollution, which has not left anybody untouched,” the BJP lawmaker said, when he was asked about the rising cases of rape in Uttar Pradesh, reported news agency ANI.
“It is people’s responsibility to treat others as their family, as their sisters. We can only control it through values, not the Constitution,” he added.
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In June, he had shockingly compared the government officials to prostitutes. He had said those in flesh trade always completed their work after taking money, but officials wouldn’t complete their assignments even after taking money.
“Officials se accha charitra vaishyaon ka hota hai, woh paisa lekar kam se kam apna kaam toh karti hain aur stage pe naachti hain. Par yeh officials toh paisa lekar bhi aapka kaam karenge ki nahi, iski koi guarantee hi nahi hai (Prostitutes are better than government officials; at least they take money and do their work and also dance on the stage. But these officials, even after taking money, don’t do their work. There is no guarantee that the work will be done),” Singh had said at a public meeting.
He had also asked his supporters to thrash government officials with shoes if they demanded a bribe.
The BJP MLA is known for making controversial statements.
After the recent Kairana Lok Sabha and Noorpur assembly bypolls, he had blamed ministers in the Yogi Adityanath government for the party’s humiliating defeat at both places.
He had said if certain ministers were not removed from the state cabinet, the ruling party’s downfall in UP was certain.
In the past, Singh had said the 2019 Lok Sabha elections would be an “Islam vs Bhagwan” battle.
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